Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Series by L. Anne of Green Gables 9 books by L. Emily 3 books by L. Chronicles of Avonlea 2 books by L. The Story Girl 2 books by L. Related News. A comforting balm. A much-needed diversion. Time spent with an old friend. Childhood memories and annual traditions. We asked the Read more Quotes by L. According to the Canadian Museum of History , it was easy for the author to keep her ambition a secret from others thanks to her job as an assistant postmistress at the post office in Cavendish.
From there, she could send off her submissions and intercept responses to manuscripts far from prying eyes. She first sent the manuscript for her most famous novel back in , but ultimately couldn't pique a single publisher's interest.
Maud was so disgruntled that she stuffed the pages into a hat box and hid them in her closet for two years. In , she dusted of the manuscript again and decided to give it another shot. This time, the Page Company of Boston accepted the novel and published it the following year. It became an instant best-seller. The idea makes me sick. But she was contractually bound to continue Anne's story for as long as the books sold well, which led to a total of six books before she finally put her foot down and embraced a new character, Emily.
Although she accepted the proposal from Reverend Ewan Macdonald in , Maud kept the relationship a secret from her grandmother. The pair waited five years to wed — after her grandmother's death in Among details of the beautiful nature surrounding her family's home and descriptions of her daily life, Maud scribbled a small note that would become the foundation of her Anne novels: "Elderly couple apply to orphan asylum for a boy.
By mistake a girl is sent them. She rediscovered the passage 10 years after writing it as a young girl and immediately began plotting the redhead's story. It became the author's first-ever published work. In it, she claimed the author left a note confirming her death as a suicide from overdosing on drugs. Her official cause of death was coronary thrombosis , although her granddaughter suggested, years later, that she may have intentionally overdosed. Lucy Maud Montgomery's legacy has been one of creating lovable, touching, and charming novels with unique characters that remain beloved around the world.
In , Canada named her a National Historic Person, and there are several national historic sites preserved that are connected to her. Over the course of her life, L. Montgomery published 20 novels, over short stories, an autobiography, and some poetry; she also edited her journals for publication.
To this day, Lucy Maud Montgomery remains one of the most beloved English-language authors: someone who brought joy to millions, even when joy escaped her personally. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile.
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